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G. 1)., PAUL. CANOPY HOLDER FOR GHILDRENS GARRIAGES.

Patentd Dec. 11, 1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEOBGEED. PAUL, .OF EAST ORAN GE, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO WALTER R.HOTOHKISS, OF SAME PLACE, AND HENRY F. WILLARD, OF NEW YORK, N. Y]

CANOPY-HOLDER FOR CH ILDRENS CARRIAGES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 290,103, dated December11, 1883.

Application filed June 2, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, GEQRGE D. PAUL,.Of EastOrange, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Canopy-Holders for ChildrensCarriages; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in devices for attaching canopiesto childrens carriages, the object of the same being to so attach thecanopy to the standard that it may I 5 be turned at any angle withreference to the carriage, and thus protect the occupant from the raysof the sun regardless of the direction of the latter.

WVith'this end inview my invention 'con sists in certain details ofconstruction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter fullydescribed, and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view of my improved devicein connection with the standard and canopy. Fig. 2 is a detached view ofthe several parts, and Fig. 3 is aview thereof in vertical section.

My improved device consists of two sections, A and B. The section A isprovided on its lower end witha concave clampingjaw, a, whichcorresponds in general contour with the clamping-jaw b of the section B.The jaw a is made integral with the body portion 0, which is preferablyof the shape shown,

and which is provided with a recess, (Z, for the admission of the bodyportion 6 of the section B. The said body portion a is also, at itsupper end, formed with a screw-threaded hole, f, which is adapted toreceive the end of the standard 0.. The two body portions 0 and e arepivotally secured together by the pin h, passing through the same, thebody portion 0 fitting within the portion a, the recess d in the latterbeing sufficiently deep togive the portion 6 the necessary play. Theportion 0 is provided with a set-screw, i, which is adapted to impingeagainst'the portion 6. It will be seenthat when this screw is turned inone direction it impinges against the portion e and forces the upper endout, and con- 5c sequently closes the clamping-jaws a and b. When thescrew 2', is turned in the opposite direction, it allows the said jawsto be separated.

D represents a ball or knob adapted to be secured to the top of thecanopy E. This ball or knob is adapted to fit within the socket formedby the clamping-'aws a and b, and when the said jaws are forced togetherby the screw 6, the said ball will be rigidly secured in 6c place, Itwill now be readily seen that the canopy may be secured at any angle bysimply unscrewing the set-screw z and turning the former until theproper position is reached, where it may be locked by the said screw 2'.

If it is desired, the canopy may be removed altogether bysimplyloosening the set-screw and allowing the clamping-jaws to separateand the ball to be withdrawn therefrom.

My invention is exceedingly simple in construction, is of few parts, andcan be manufactured at a small initial cost.

I would have it understood that I do not limit myself to the exactconstruction shown and described, but consider myself at liberty to makesuch slight changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit andscope of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, whatI claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is- 1 The combination, with-the canopyprovided with a ball or knob, of the canopy-supporting arm,socket-section A, secured to the canopyarm, socketsection B, pivoted tosection A. the lower ends of said sections being formed with concavefaces to grasp the knob or ball on the top of the canopy, and theset-screw z, for tightening and loosening the socket, substantially asset forth. 0

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

GEO. 1). PAUL.

Witnesses:

E. A. AcKER, ALFRED L. AOKER.

